An equity score of 56/100 ranks Wilkinson Co School Dist #58 of 146 districts in Mississippi (state average 51). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $13,714 per pupil, Wilkinson Co School Dist ranks #50 of 148 Mississippi districts by per-pupil spending (Mississippi districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
891
Total Enrollment
4
Schools
$13,714
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Wilkinson Co School Dist operates 4 public schools serving 891 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Mississippi. The school portfolio breaks down into 2 combined, 1 high, 1 middle schools, a small enough portfolio that most families will interact with nearly every campus in the district at some point. These enrollment and school figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 release, and the district is based in Wilkinson County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $13,714 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the upper half of 148 Mississippi districts by per-pupil spending. See how Mississippi compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 25.2% local, 46.6% state, and 28.2% federal, a balanced mix across local, state, and federal sources, spreading budget risk across funding cycles rather than concentrating it in one. The district's equity score is 56/100, ranked #58 of 146 in Mississippi against a state average of 51, in line with the typical spread seen across the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 4 schools offering Advanced Placement (2 AP courses district-wide), a 223.3:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 33.6% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 96.4% African American, 1.6% White, 1.5% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Wilkinson County Elementary, with a diversity index of 11.9/100.
Its largest campus is Wilkinson County Elementary, enrolling 306 students (34% of the district's total enrollment).
Wilkinson County Elementary accounts for 34.3% of all Wilkinson Co School Dist student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Wilkinson Co School Dist-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the largest entity. Grade band: combined. The share measures enrollment concentration only; it does not establish how the district allocates programs, capital, or staff. Enrollment-weighted aggregates give this entity more weight than any smaller peer, while an unweighted entity average treats every record equally.
Wilkinson Co School Dist reports 100.0% free-lunch eligibility
The reported share is above 87.5%, so economic need is widespread across the measured student population. Title I operates under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA, 2015), but its statutory allocation uses additional LEA-level counts and rules not represented by this average. This percentage is an economic-need context measure; it does not establish a Title I award, show dollars received, or describe how funds are distributed among campuses.
Wilkinson Co School Dist student-counselor ratio is 223:1 — low (typically associated with meeting or exceeding the American School Counselor Association (ASCA) recommended 250:1 benchmark, which correlates with stronger college and career counseling capacity)
student-counselor ratio is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: the ratio counts FTE counselors against total enrollment, districts that contract intervention or social-emotional staff outside the counselor classification may be under-counted Lower values often correlate with smaller scale and population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se.
Wilkinson Co School Dist chronic absenteeism rate is 33.6% — high (typically associated with higher-than-average disruption; recent CRDC data showed elevated rates persisting after pandemic-era schooling changes)
chronic absenteeism rate is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: a student is chronically absent if they miss ≥10% of enrolled days for any reason, illness, family obligations, or disengagement Higher values may reflect larger urban scale or recent resource constraints that have widened the gap.
Wilkinson Co School Dist has 4 schools, including 2 combined, 1 high, 1 middle. Total enrollment is 891 students.
How much does Wilkinson Co School Dist spend per student?
Wilkinson Co School Dist spends $13,714 per student. The district has an equity score of 56/100, ranking #58 in Mississippi.
What is the demographic composition of Wilkinson Co School Dist?
Wilkinson Co School Dist students are 96.4% African American, 1.6% White, 1.5% Hispanic or Latino, averaged across 4 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Wilkinson Co School Dist?
Wilkinson Co School Dist has an equity score of 56/100, ranking #58 out of 146 districts in Mississippi.